Running backs aren't consistently handed the ball twenty-plus times per game anymore and Steven Jackson is out to do something about it.
Modern day running backs aren’t used the same way in today’s NFL as they were even ten or fifteen years ago. The every down all-purpose running back has quickly faded away as teams have shifted to more of a running back by committee approach. One former bell cow running back, Steven Jackson, is trying to raise awareness of the plight of running backs all around the NFL. Make sure to check out Jackson’s hilarious PSA to save running backs in the youtube video above.